[rescue] Beginner VAX

[Dave McGuire]

On July 26, William Barnett-Lewis wrote:
> Ok, assuming someone with almost no prior VAX experiance  - well, my
> first internet account (1988) wass on VMS as a (l)user - what would be
> the best/easiest vax for me to get up and running? I have no preference
> for VMS/Unix other than I've played with Unix much more... ;'P
> 
> I do have a wee bit of experiance with 68k Suns (3/80's esp, but a few
> others as well)

  The VAXstation 3100 family is small, cheap, quick enough to be
useful, and very forgiving hardware-wise.  They pull very little
power, produce very little heat, and have more personality than a lot
of people I've known.

       -Dave McGuire